In VS2015 I would select File -> "Advanced Save Options...", where I could pick the encoding I wanted, e.g. UTF-8.
In VS2017, this option is no longer in the File menu.
How can I save files with a specific encoding in VS2017?
From Visual Studio Team:
Advanced Save Options... has been moved due to uncommon use.
You can still access the functionality through File-> Save As -> then clicking the down arrow on the Save button and clicking "Save With Encoding..."
You can also add it back to the File menu through Tools->Customize->Commands if you want to.
Turns out there is a caret in the Save-button after you select "Save As...", there you can select "Save with encoding".
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In my Visual Studio 2012 Solution Explorer, when I single click a filename it opens it. This was different from Visual Studio 2010 (required a double click). Is there a way to make double-click the 'view file' command?
This is called the Preview Tab feature. To change that behavior, go to:
Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Tabs and Windows
Then look for the "Preview Tab" section, and uncheck the options therein:
Option 1: Using icon in Solution Explorer
You can enable or disable the feature in Solution Explorer using the "Preview Selected Items" button.
The icon is a Tab aligned to the right.
Option 2: Using the Options window
You can enable or disable the feature by going into Tools > Options and then Environment > Tabs and Windows.
The Single-click opens files in the preview tab text mentioned in rubber boots' answer is missing in VS 2015. Mysteriously, a search for "single click" still brings up the Environment > Tabs and Windows option.
So for VS2015 and VS2017, either click the button in Vinicius's answer, or uncheck the Preview selected files in Solution Explorer box shown in the screenshot below.
In Visual studio 12/13, easiest way is to type "single click" in quick search and than select Tabs and Windows.
And in Tabs and Windows dialogue ,uncheck "Preview selected files in solutions explorer"
Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Home.
If you press that in a document that was just opened, it will be opened permanently.
Item -> right click -> Open With -> Source Code (Text) Editor -> press Set as Default button
It's no longer there in VS2019. You enable/disable it through "preview selected Items" in Solution Explorer.
When working in Visual Studio 2017, it would be handy to have access to the Source Control dialog to "Undo Checkout" when you right click on the tab for an open document. We frequently work with complex solutions where files we work on concurrently reside in many different folders. Finding and opening the folder for an opened file is annoying when the task I need to perform is an "Undo Checkout".
Reviewing these preferences, I don't see anything that would enable this type of feature from opened tabs.
Tools > Options > Environment > Tabs and Windows
Tools > Options > Source Control
Is what I'm requesting an available feature, and if so how can I enable it? Thanks.
I don't know of any way of altering the tabs in VS2017 without maybe a plug-in extension.
However, you can right-click on the editor window (where the code is displayed) and in the displayed context menu is a Source Control submenu which will offer the option to "Undo" if changes are pending.
Also, You can add the "Team Explorer" window to one of the sidebars or as a tab in an existing pop-out. I like to have Properties, Solution Explorer, and Team Explorer tabbed together and displayed to the side of the editor work area.
I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio Sourcesafe 6.0.
When edit *.js(JavaScript) File Type, the default text editor is notepad.exe, but I want to use another text editor.
How to change *.js File Type default text editor?
By default, you can use notepad to view JavaScript source code. To change it, follow these steps:
Quit Internet Explorer (if it is running).
Double-click My Computer.
On the View menu, click Options (or Folder Options).
Click the File Types tab. In the Registered File Types box, find JavaScript, click it, and then click Edit. Then select your editor.
Note: If it is not works, you may need to type a space and %1 at the end of the command. For example, if you want to use Notepad to be your default HTML editor, type the following command: c:\windows\notepad.exe "%1"
OK, click Close, and then click Close again.
Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163606/en-us
Does it really work? I don't know. But try it, please.
this can be easily done via Tools->Options menu in Visual SourceSafe Explorer. How to: Change the Default Editor
In my Visual Studio 2012 Solution Explorer, when I single click a filename it opens it. This was different from Visual Studio 2010 (required a double click). Is there a way to make double-click the 'view file' command?
This is called the Preview Tab feature. To change that behavior, go to:
Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Tabs and Windows
Then look for the "Preview Tab" section, and uncheck the options therein:
Option 1: Using icon in Solution Explorer
You can enable or disable the feature in Solution Explorer using the "Preview Selected Items" button.
The icon is a Tab aligned to the right.
Option 2: Using the Options window
You can enable or disable the feature by going into Tools > Options and then Environment > Tabs and Windows.
The Single-click opens files in the preview tab text mentioned in rubber boots' answer is missing in VS 2015. Mysteriously, a search for "single click" still brings up the Environment > Tabs and Windows option.
So for VS2015 and VS2017, either click the button in Vinicius's answer, or uncheck the Preview selected files in Solution Explorer box shown in the screenshot below.
In Visual studio 12/13, easiest way is to type "single click" in quick search and than select Tabs and Windows.
And in Tabs and Windows dialogue ,uncheck "Preview selected files in solutions explorer"
Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Home.
If you press that in a document that was just opened, it will be opened permanently.
Item -> right click -> Open With -> Source Code (Text) Editor -> press Set as Default button
It's no longer there in VS2019. You enable/disable it through "preview selected Items" in Solution Explorer.
I'm trying to change Visual Studio to open my code instead of designer by default. This question tells me to right click on a file and go to "Open With..."
However, when I try to right click on a file in my solution explorer I have no "Open With..." option. I'm not sure if this is caused by an extension (I have the CodeRush Xpress, VSCommands, Productivity Power tools, and VCS tools for SVN, Git, and Hg), or what, but I would like to be able to configure what my files open with.
Where do I need to go to either get the menu option back or change these settings?
The context menu can be modified. If you haven't heavily customized your command bars and menus then a full reset is wise. Tools + Import/Export, "Reset all settings" radio button.
Or fix the context menu. Tools + Customize, Commands tab, click the "Context menu" radio button. Select the "Project and Solution Context Menu | Item" option from the combobox. Click the Add Command button.
This MSDN link might help you:
How to: Change or Add a Default Editor
It's not the most intuitive method, but from the link:
On the File menu in Visual Studio, choose Open and then select File.
In the Open File dialog box, select a file of the type you want to change.
Still in the Open File dialog box, click the down arrow next to the Open button, and then select Open With.
In the Open With dialog box, choose an editor from the Select a program to open list.
Click the Set as Default button and then click the Open button to open the file.